Timeline For Second National Infrastructure Assessment Announced
The UK’s second National Infrastructure Assessment will be published in the second half of 2023 and consultation and analysis to inform its recommendations will commence this autumn, the National Infrastructure Commission has confirmed.
The Commission’s Corporate Plan for the next three years, published today, sets out the process it will follow to develop a comprehensive set of recommendations to help the UK prepare for the challenges and opportunities of future decades.
The project will begin with publication of a baseline analysis of the current state of each of key infrastructure sectors. This data-led analysis will be published in the autumn, alongside the Commission’s proposals for the strategic themes and main priorities it intends to explore in the next Assessment.
The timeline for the UK’s second National Infrastructure Assessment has been announced, with work due to get underway later this year.
The UK’s second National Infrastructure Assessment will be published in the second half of 2023 and consultation and analysis to inform its recommendations will commence this autumn, the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has confirmed.
The Commission’s Corporate Plan for the next three years, published today, sets out the process it will follow to develop a comprehensive set of recommendations to help the UK prepare for the challenges and opportunities of future decades.
The project will begin with publication of a baseline analysis of the current state of each of key infrastructure sectors. This data-led analysis will be published in the autumn, alongside the NIC’s proposals for the strategic themes and main priorities it intends to explore in the next Assessment.
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As a third wave of COVID-19 devastates communities across the country and vaccines eke their way slowly into Canadians’ arms, some are turning their attention to the country’s bounce-back plan. When the virus is finally behind us, the climate crisis will return to top of mind, along with corresponding plans to revamp infrastructure for the coming challenges.
In mid-March, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities Catherine McKenna announced a first-of-its-kind National Infrastructure Assessment to help target the government’s spending and plan for Canada’s future.
“We can guide our infrastructure spending to chart a strong path to 2050, creating good jobs, tackling climate change and building cleaner, more inclusive communities,” McKenna said in a press release last month.
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Publication of the National Infrastructure Strategy (NIS) in late 2020 marked the culmination of the first round of the UK’s approach to strategic infrastructure planning, while providing clarity on the direction of travel for infrastructure investment.
There have been a number of outcomes since the establishment of the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) in 2015.
There is transparency about the core demand drivers that are affecting the infrastructure system; there is a stronger evidence base on the nation’s infrastructure assets and how long term trends would change their use; and there is independent scrutiny of infrastructure decision-making through the NIC’s annual monitoring report.
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